More and more today we are hearing about how dairy is no good for our body. It’s been proven that dark leafy greens actually contain more readily available calcium than dairy does. As humans, we are not meant to be ingesting dairy after the natural age that breastfeeding ends (around 2 years of age). After that point, our body no longer produces the necessary enzyme to properly digest dairy, and thus we are forcing our pancreas to work overtime every time we have dairy by making it produce certain other enzymes we will need to digest it.

Not only are the following smoothie recipes Dairy Free, but they’re also allergen free as well as candida friendly! Candida is a common overgrowth of the bacteria in our guts that can lead to a whole host of health and wellness challenges.These smoothies help keep our bodies alkaline, help keep the gut bacteria balanced, and are all sugar free, dairy free, gluten free and soy free too!

1. Green Apple Spinach Smoothie:

1/2 medium large green apple

Squeeze juice from small tangerine

1/3 large avocado ("just ripe" - not mushy, not hard)

A handful of spinach leaves

A juice glass of crushed ice

1/2 juice glass water

2. Quick Veggie Smoothie:

2 small handful spinach

1/3 large peeled Cucumber

1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice

Optional: ice if you want it chilled.

3. Chilled Lunch Smoothie:

1/2 Large Green Apple with Skin

1/3 Haas Avocado (small as compared with the huge Florida Avocado)

Large handful spinach

1/4 cup frozen canned Coconut milk (consistency of Cream)

2 Large Carrots (Peel first; then use curls from carrot peeler or small chips)

Kelly Bentley from Soulely You Holistic Wellness uses her knowledge and skill set, to work one on one assessing clients physically, as well as metaphysically (that which is beyond what presents itself physically in the body). She has a solid knowledge base of bioenergy (the various human energy systems) the different stages of infant development, and how these correlate to physical structure, mental emotional capacity, personality, disposition and perception. She appreciates socio-cultural correlations, as well as psychospiritual influences (pertaining to the relationship between spirituality and the mind), unearthing the root cause of mental and physical symptoms that often get overlooked by other medical professionals, giving the most comprehensive care possible.